cybercrime

The abuse of zero-day and one-day vulnerabilities in the past six months led to a 143% increase in victims when comparing Q1 2022 with Q1 2023, according to Akamai. Ransomware …

Ransomware shows no signs of slowing, with ransomware activity ending 13 times higher than at the start of 2023 as a proportion of all malware detections, according to …

Though typically seen as a final measure, 90% of participants from a BigID survey revealed that their company would contemplate paying a ransom if it meant they could recover …

Average response time accelerated from 29 to 19 days, from 2021 to 2022, with lessons from Log4j and other high-profile vulnerabilities having a significant impact on urgency …

As artificial intelligence amplifies the sophistication and reach of phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks, understanding and managing human cyber risks has become …

Government organizations are attractive targets for threat actors whose motivations may be geopolitical, financial, or disruption, according to BlackBerry. Because threat …

Ransomware remains a lucrative tool for cybercriminals as attackers continue to target a wide array of businesses. In response to this growing threat, an increasing number of …

Sophos released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake cryptocurrency investments. Since …

Amid a recent uptick in cybercrime on local governments, cities have been left to recover for months after the initial attack. For example, leaders in Dallas, Texas are ready …

The Guardio research team discovered an email phishing campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Salesforce’s legitimate email services and SMTP servers. Phishing email …

Technology is accelerating faster than it ever has before, giving IT and security teams more tools to fend off cybersecurity attacks from an increasingly diverse slate of bad …

BEC and phishing attacks soar by 20% and 41% respectively in H1 2023, according to Perception Point. Cyber attackers have continued to refine their methods, adopting more …